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Drivers & Components

SP8053 Series Drivers

SP816TCO
The Penton Audio SP816TCO is a 20-watt, 8" full-range speaker assembly. This premium model uses a coaxial driver with 3-inch-wide cone tweeter for smooth dispersion and long-term reliability.

High-quality components are used in the manufacture of each Penton speaker. These include steel baskets with a rust preventative coating, twin cones (on the tweeter an aluminum voice coil) and high-temperature copper voice coil on the low-frequency driver.

This family uses speaker baskets that mount on standard bolt circles of 7.626" (195 mm). They may be mounted in various types of speaker enclosures and mate with nearly all popular mounting accessories including Penton G8M (CRS) or G8P (ABS) grilles, and BBX8B enclosure with BRG8B tile bridge. Standard mounting fasteners are also available.

The assembly uses a pre-mounted 5-watt, 70.7/25-volt transformer with an insertion loss no higher than 1.5 dB. 6" five-conductor, color-coded wire provides easy connection via bare ends to 5, 2, 1, 0.5 and 0.25 watt taps.

SP Series coaxial loudspeakers are applicable for voice announce, background/foreground music and signal reproduction.

SP8053 / SP8053H / SP8053T
The Penton Audio SP8053 Series are 8" 10-watt, twin-cone, full-range speaker assemblies. Each is designed for long-term reliability, smooth frequency response and wide dispersion.

Each model in this series is made using high quality components including steel baskets treated with rust-preventative coating, copper voice coils, high performance transformers and twin cones.

Speaker baskets mount on a standard bolt circle of 7.625" (195 mm) and mate with nearly all popular mounting accessories including Penton G8M (CRS) or G8P (ABS) grilles and BBX8B enclosure with BRG8B tile bridge. Standard mounting fasteners are also available.

The SP8053 is an 8-ohm model available as a stand alone or ready to accept customer supplied transformer.

The SP8053T assembly uses the same 8-ohm, twin-cone driver, but adds a premounted 5-watt 70.7/25-volt transformer. Connection is made directly via wire nuts (see specifications).

Identical in basic design, the SP8053H utilizes a 45-ohm voice coil.

Models are applicable for situations including voice announce, background music, signal reproduction and applications requiring clear audio reproduction.
SP816TCO
  • Coaxial Design for Great High-Frequency Dispersion
  • 3" Cone Tweeter
  • 25/70.7-volt Transformer
  • Smooth Frequency Response
SP8053 / SP8053H / SP8053T
  • Twin-Cone Design for Good High-Frequency Dispersion
  • Choose 8-ohm, 45-ohm or Constant-Voltage
  • "T" Version has Dual 70.7/25-volt Transformer
SP816TCO
CONE SPEAKER SIZE: 8" (205 mm)
FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 40-20,000 Hz +/- 5 dB
POWER HANDLING: 20 watts
DRIVER SECONDARY IMPEDANCE 8 ohms
SPL @ 1W 1M: 94 dB
DISPERSION @ 2 KHZ (6 dB DOWN): 120 degrees
DIRECTIVITY Q FACTOR @ 2 KHZ: 6.2
CONE DESIGN: Coaxial
CONE MATERIAL: Paper, Self-edged Surround
VOICE COIL DIAMETER, INCH (MM) Low Frequency: 1.0 (25.4)
High Frequency: 0.5625 (14.3)
VOICE COIL MATERIAL Low Freq: High-temperature Copper
High Freq: Aluminum
MAGNET WEIGHT (CERAMIC): Low Frequency: 10 oz
High Frequency: 2 oz
FLUX DENSITY: 11,500 Gauss
CONNECTION: Via Wire Nuts
70.7-VOLT XFRMR TAPS/IMPEDANCE: Yellow: 4 watts 1.25K
Green: 2 watts 2.5K
Blue: 1 watt 5K
Violet: 0.5 watt 10K
White: 0.25 watt 20K
Black: Common ----
25-VOLT XFRMR TAPS/IMPEDANCE: Brown: 4 watts 156
Red: 2 watts 312
Orange: 1 watt 625
Yellow: 0.625 watt 1.25K
Green: 0.25 watt 2.5K
Black: Common ----
TRANSFORMER MAX INSERTION LOSS: 1.5 dB
TRANSFORMER TAP CHANGE: 5-1/2" Stripped and Tinned Leads
SUPPLIED MOUNTING ACCESSORIES: Available but Not Included
SUGGESTED MOUNTING ACCESSORIES: G8M - CRS Grille G8P - Molded ABS Grille
BBX8B - Steel Backbox
BRG8B - Tile Bridge
DIMENSIONS, INCH (MM): 8.125 x 3.27 (205 x 83)
NET WEIGHT LBS (KGS): 2.60 (1.18)


SP8053 / SP8053H / SP8053T
CONE SPEAKER SIZE: 8" (205 mm)
FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 60-20,000 Hz +/- 6 dB
POWER HANDLING: 10 watts
DRIVER IMPEDANCE SP-8053: 8 ohms
SP-8053H: 45 ohms
SP-8053T: 8 ohms - secondary*
SPL @ 1W 1M: 95 dB
DISPERSION @ 2 KHZ (6 dB DOWN): 100 degrees
DIRECTIVITY Q FACTOR @ 2 KHZ: 6.8
CONE DESIGN: Twin Cone
CONE MATERIAL: Paper, Self-edged Surround
VOICE COIL DIAMETER, INCH (MM) 0.75 (20)
VOICE COIL MATERIAL Copper
MAGNET WEIGHT (CERAMIC): 5.34 oz
FLUX DENSITY: 11,500 Gauss
APPROVALS: CE
70.7-VOLT TRANSFORMER TAPS: Yellow: 4 watts
Green: 2 watts
Blue: 1 watt
Violet: 0.5 watt
White: 0.25 watt
Black: Common
70.7-VOLT TRANSFORMER IMPEDANCE: 1.25K, 2.5K, 5K, 10K, 20K
25-VOLT TRANSFORMER TAPS Brown: 4 watts
Red: 2 watts
Orange: 1 watt
Yellow: 0.5 watt
Green: 0.25 watt
Black: Common
25-VOLT TRANSFORMER IMPEDANCE: 156, 312, 625, 1.25K, 2.5K
CONNECTION: Via Wire Nuts
SUPPLIED MOUNTING ACCESSORIES: Not Included but Available
SUGGESTED MOUNTING ACCESSORIES: G8M - CRS Grille
G8P - Molded ABS Grille
BBX8B - Steel Backbox
BRG8B - Tile Bridge
MBK8 - Mounting Bracket
DIMENSIONS, INCH (MM): 8.125 x 2.68 (205 x 68)
NET WEIGHT LBS (KGS): SP8053: 1.15 (0.52)
SP8053H: 1.15 (0.52)
SP8053T: 1.50 (0.68)